Perhaps no Orlando Magic player is more adept at dealing with time zone changes than center Nik Vucevic. The 7-foot center hails from Europe and traveled from Montenegro to Los Angeles and back throughout his final year of high school and his three years at the University of Southern California.

As Tuesday night's game against the Portland Trail Blazers approached, Vucevic insisted he had no problems readjusting to Eastern Daylight Time following a West Coast road trip and the Magic's 5:30 a.m. arrival in Central Florida on Monday.

Vucevic sure played as if he felt wide-awake Tuesday night.

Benefiting from Magic guards' ability to drive into the lane and dish passes to him, Vucevic led the Magic to a 95-85 win over the Trail Blazers at Amway Center as the Magic snapped a nine-game losing streak.

"I felt pretty good," Vucevic said. "I got going early in the game. It boosted my confidence, so I just wanted to keep being aggressive."